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Small Arms and Light Weapons - Resources and Analysis

QUNO Publications

• "Report of Expert Meeting on Small Arms Demand", Geneva, 17 January 2007 (pdf 1.31mb)


• Dealing with Small Arms Demand: A Report of QUNO Activity at the 2006 Small Arms Review Conference,New York, 26 June to 7 July 2006 (pdf 210kb)


• "NGOs and Multilateral Disarmament Diplomacy: Limits and Possibilities," in John Borrie and Vanessa Martin Randin, eds., Thinking Outside the Box in Multilateral and Arms Control Negotiations, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, David C. Atwood, Geneva, 2006.


• "The Case of Cambodia," in Identifying Synergies between Mine Action and Small Arms and Light Weapons, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, David C. Atwood, Geneva, 2006.


• Small Arms Review Conference Whimper, July 2006 (pdf 95kb)


• A Clear Step Forward: Attention to Demand Issues at the UN Prep Com on Small Arms, January 2006, David Jackman & Marin O'Brien (pdf 198 kb)


• Demanding Attention: Addressing the Dynamics of Small Arms Demand, January 2006, David Atwood, Anne-Kathryn Glatz, Robert Muggah (pdf ~532 kb) (English) (Français) (Español)


• A Broader Outlook: Progress on Demand Issues at the UN Second Biennial Meeting on Small Arms, September 2005, David Jackman (pdf 43 kb)


• Security Together: A Unified Supply and Demand Approach to Small Arms Control: Working Paper, February 2005, D. Atwood and D. Jackman (pdf ~500 kb) (English) (Français) (Español)


• "Conflict Resolution and Lessening the Demand for Small Arms" , Summary Report of a research seminar organized by QUNO-Geneva & Africa Peace Forum (Nairobi), Nairobi Kenya, April 20-22, 2004, D. Jackman, traduction par Hélène Atwood (pdf ~ 500 kb) (English) (Français)


• "A Summary of Lessons on Small Arms Demand and Youth" from the workshop 'Small Arms Demand in the Caribbean: Special focus on Haiti and Youth Issues,' 8-13 June 2003, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. David Jackman. (pdf 232 kb)


• "Traditional Cultural Practices and Small Arms in the Middle East: Problems and Solutions". Report on a workshop held in Amman, Jordan November 2002. (pdf 308 kb)


• "Curbing the Demand for Small Arms: Focus on Southeast Asia" Summary of workshop held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 26-31, 2002 (pdf ~1000 kb) (English) (Español)


• "Curbing the Demand for Small Arms: A Middle East Seminar", Amman, Jordan, 8-9th July 2001 (pdf 113 kb)


• Curbing the Demand for Small Arms: Lessons in East Africa & the Horn of Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, December 12-16, 2000 (pdf 136 kb)


• "Shrinking Small Arms: A Seminar on Lessening the Demand for Weapons" Durban, South Africa, November 19-24, 1999 (pdf 95 kb)

See also QUNO's Resources on Disarmament

Related Links

UN Links

• UN Department of Disarmament Affairs, Conventional Arms Branch
• UN Institute for Disarmament Research

• UNIFEM - A Portal on Women, Peace and Security

NGO Links

• Bonn International Center for Conversion
• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
• International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
• International Alert
• Geneva Forum
• Project Ploughshares
• Small Arms Survey
• Saferworld